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RONAN — Ronan took center stage in the Mission Valley last weekend with annual Pioneer Days events held Aug. 5-7, with the theme “Born in the USA.” The excitement kicked off Friday morning with a kid’s fishing derby in Ronan City Park and a Golf Scramble afterwards. The main event, the rodeo, got started at the fairgrounds on Friday night with bull and bronc riders, followed by an adults-only street dance that went well into the night for those not attending the classic 5 and 10K runs early Saturday morning. Each night also held a special 50/50 drawing for the Pioneer Days Scholarship Fund, helping to support local kids in their pursuit of higher education. A f...
FLATHEAD WATERSHED AREAS — The Flathead Basin Commission, the Flathead Conservation District, the Flathead Rivers Alliance, the Flathead Lakers, and the Lake County Conservation District are co-hosting a cleanup event in the Flathead Watershed. The 2022 Flathead Waters Cleanup Event is a volunteer even...
News from DPHHS MONTANA — The Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) wants to honor Montana centenarians during the 53rd annual Governor’s Conference on Aging Oct. 4-5, 2022. The hybrid event will take place at the Copper King Convention Center in Butte with a virtua...
RONAN — Two local non-profit organizations were the recent beneficiaries of donations from the St. Luke Extended Care Resident Council in Ronan. Verna Drowatzky, President of the Council, presented a check for $500 to Auggie Peterson with the Ronan Senior Center Meals on Wheels Program and another chec...
News from the Port Polson Players POLSON — Driving Miss Daisy, Alfred Uhry’s Pulitzer Prize winning comic drama, wraps up the Port Polson Players 47th summer season August 11-28. Curtain times for this masterful theatre classic are 8 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays, with Sunday matine...
LAKE COUNTY — More than 40 cases filed by inmates of the Lake County Jail have been combined into a single, class-action lawsuit in federal district court, alleging unlivable conditions in the Lake County Dentention Center. County officials have denied culpability for most conditions in the ja...
Statement from Frank Szollosi of Montana Wildlife Federation MONTANA — Today we are thrilled with news of a legislative breakthrough that will boost Montana wildlife, fisheries, forests and communities and reduce our carbon emissions 40% by 2030. And by lowering energy costs, we reduce inflation. ...
News from the office of Governor Gianforte HELENA — On July 20 Governor Greg Gianforte joined members of the Governor’s Housing Task Force for its first meeting. “Nationwide, we have seen prices soar in recent years as housing supply has sputtered, along with a confluence of other f...
HELENA — On July 20 Governor Greg Gianforte joined members of the Governor’s Housing Task Force for its first meeting. “Nationwide, we have seen prices soar in recent years as housing supply has sputtered, along with a confluence of other factors. Montana is not immune to those trends,&r...
News from the office of Senator Daines Senator Steve Daines recently met with Montana’s Boys and Girls Nation delegates in Washington, D.C. As a former Boys State-er himself, the Senator always enjoys meeting with young Montana leaders and commends them for their patriotism and commitment to servi...
